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Today I went and had a flu jab and then went over the allotment and took the last of my items from my old plot - the guttering, brackets, downpipe and water storage tanks from my rain-water harvesting setup. They can go on my new shed when it comes in January. 
Today I went and had a flu jab and then went over the allotment and took the last of my items from my old plot - the guttering, brackets, downpipe and water storage tanks from my rain-water harvesting setup. They can go on my new shed when it comes in January.
Did you take the light bulb as well?
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When we rented a flat in Harare the owner had removed all the lightbulbs & curtainsDid you take the light bulb as well?
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That's what they are like in Harare...
When we moved in to our house in 1990, the previous owner literally cut the flex between the light pendants and the ceiling roses!
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Bodd
Did you knock him down in price?
No, but I did dig up and move my asparagus and horseradish plants. Saved me fifty quid buying that lot again!Did you take the light bulb as well?
Actually, yes. House was originally up for £130k, we got it for £105k but in the five months between us putting in the offer and exchanging contracts it had probably dropped another £10k. I wasn’t too pleased and Mrs Mottie had her heart set but when they tried to squeeze us for another £1,000 on the day of exchange for the curtains in all rooms that were described as remaining at the time we made the offer (ceiling to floor, wall to wall pink velvet swags and tails probably £3k's worth - all the rage in the 90’s you’ll have to take my word
) that did it for me and I told them to stick the house up their arse. They then backed down but I made them confirm in writing through their solicitor before we would exchange which they did but that ****ed them off. A year or so later, next door but one, exact same size house, sold for just £70k but the market started to recover soon after that.
I’ve been up since 5.15 as I’ve been ousted from my own bed! The only time the dog is allowed to sleep in the bedroom is when there’s a thunderstorm which there has been this morning. Trouble is, she's a bloody fidget and squeezes on the bed between me and Mrs Mottie and keeps giving me ‘kangaroo kicks'. I’d had enough so I left them to it.
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I’ve been up since 5.15 as I’ve been ousted from my own bed! The only time the dog is allowed to sleep in the bedroom is when there’s a thunderstorm which there has been this morning. Trouble is, she's a bloody fidget and squeezes on the bed between me and Mrs Mottie and keeps giving me ‘kangaroo kicks'. I’d had enough so I left them to it.
Two dogs and my 9 year old . I've got a big bed but I always come out worse off.
They do it in this country as well. Takes me back to when I was 12 and we moved house from a big Victorian house, with no bathroom and an outside loo, to 'modern' 3 bed semi with all mod cons and a massive garden. The previous tenants had removed all the lamp bulbs, shades and even started to rip big pieces of wallpaper off the walls in each room. Not much fun when we moved at 6pm on a wet November night and the local shops had all closed. Luckily the next door neighbours had some spare bulbs we could borrow.
Been out for a walk in a rain-sodden forest - fungi seems to be everywhere today. Back home now, a spot of breakfast and then off to the Olympic park for a bit of quality assurance work at a company based in there. I think I’ll go by motorbike now the sun is shining.
Replaced the hot cartridge in our kitchen sink today. Second time in a week!
Been waiting for my telephone consultation for my prostate cancer which is on active surveillance. Just had the call. My PSA has gone down slightly, this time to 3.2 so no concerns and my next blood test and consultation is in another 6 months time. Phew! Mrs Mottie will be pleased when I tell her.
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